Instead of having to travel to Christchurch, Dunedin people will be referred to a mobile PET-CT scanner when it arrives in Dunedin for an extended stay.
Dunedin-born director Kirk Hendry says there is nothing more special than being able to screen his latest film in his home town so his parents can watch it.
A high-risk violent criminal who beat up his pregnant partner and smashed her head into a metal pole is back in prison after breaching a court order for the 13th time.
Leading transgender health professionals are alarmed the government is directing the Ministry of Health to consult the public over gender affirming healthcare.
The head of High Performance Sport NZ was warned in 2018 of concerns "we would have an athlete that would kill themselves" if the environment in Cycling NZ was not fixed.
Poor alcohol production or cost-cutting bootlegging can lead to methanol poisoning in many places, a toxicologist told RNZ after several possible fatalities in Laos.
New Zealand's low vaccination rates are to blame for the danger posed by the whooping cough epidemic declared on Friday, an infectious disease expert says.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the 2022 election, federal police said in a formal accusation filed with the country's Supreme Court.